Agency: WCRS | Author: Paul Mayes |
Franks a Million:
The Privatisation Campaign for the Twelve Regional Electricity Companies of England and Wales
INTRODUCTION
Privatisation has become well established as a familiar feature of the British economic landscape, following a string of successful flotations (the only notable exception being BP, which had the misfortune of straddling the 1987 stock market crash).
By the time the first stage of the electricity industry's flotation was reached, confidence was greatly restored (as demonstrated by the perceived success of the water industry). So the time seemed to be right to address the largest, most...